Improvement in coal-scuttle and sifter



HAZLET & FLANIGAN.

Cbal Scuttle and Sifter.

Patented May 3, 1870.

INVENTORS.

WIT'SSES.

N. PETERS. Phum-umo nphu. Wumn mn, n.c.

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WILLIAM HAZLET AND WILLIAM H. FLANIGAN, OF PHILADELPHIA.

' N SYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 102,679, dated May 3, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN OOAL-SCUTTLE AND SIP'I'ER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame We, WILLIAM HAZLET andWILLIAM H. FLAN'I- GAN, of the city ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Goal- Scuttlcs and Sifters, of which the following isaspecification'.

'lhe'nature of our invention consists in the combination of a sitterwith the lower part of the scuttle, for separating the dust from thecoal. 1

.Ve place the sifter a sufficient distance above the bottom ofthescnttle, to form a space to contain the siftings. 1

We generally use a fine grate for the purpose, yet

contemplate a perforated sheet of iron. We construct the bottom of thescuttle with an opening for the discharge of the siftings, and arrangebeneath'the same a slide forclosing said opening. v

To enable others skilled in the art to which our improvement appertainsto make and use our invention, we will now give a detailed descriptionthereof.

In the accompanying drawings which make a part of this specificationFigure 1 is a longitudinal section of the scuttle.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same:

Like letters in all the figures indicate the same parts.

A is the body of the improvedscuttle, which has a bottom, I), connectedtherewith in the usual manner.

C is a horizontal grate, placed a suitable distance above the bot-tomb,to form a space, (I, to hold the sittings.

The grate is confined in its place by means of the lugs e and rivets f,the front part being slipped under springs l I, which press against theslide, and keep it up against the bottom, and allow it to move freelywhen the siftings are to be removed. I At the front side of the hole Itthere is a lip, 'm', formed by soldering-or riveting a small piece oftin or sheet-iron to the bottom, for supporting the front edge of theslide.

\Vhat we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the slide I with'the bottom I),

having an opening, 7:, the said slide being arranged and operating inrelation to the grate O, and being supported by the springs l I,attached to the rebated strips J J ,substant-ially as described.

In testimony that the above is our invention we have hereunto set ourhands andafiixed our seals this 26th dayv of March, 1870.

WILLIAM HAZLEI. [n.sj WILLIAM H. FLANIGAN. [L. s.]

Witnesses: THOMAS J. BEWLEY, W. W. DOUGHERTY.

